Whalesucker (Remora australis)

Scientific name: Remora australis Bennett, 1840

Whalesucker (Remora australis)

The Whalesucker (Remora australis) is a marine fish of the family Echeneidae. Native range: Worldwide in tropical and warm waters. Western Atlantic, Texas, USA to Brazil. Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to Chile.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 25 - 27; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 24. Dark blue to slate grey; fins with narrow white edge.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Remora australis
Family
Echeneidae (Remoras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
76.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Worldwide in tropical and warm waters. Western Atlantic: Texas, USA to Brazil. Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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